Gentoo: GLSA-201701-45 Normal: irssi Multiple Issues and Risks
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January 19, 2017
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in irssi, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in irssi. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All irssi users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/irssi-0.8.21"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-5193 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5193 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-5194 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5194 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-5195 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5195 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-5196 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5196
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-45
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: irssi: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 19, 2017
Bugs: #604772
ID: 201701-45
Background
irssi is a modular textUI IRC client with IPv6 support.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-irc/irssi < 0.8.21 >= 0.8.21
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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